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70 Years of St Andrew's House

St Andrew's House, headquarters of the Scottish Government, celebrated its 70th birthday on September 4, 2009.

Introduction

Now a familiar Edinburgh landmark, St Andrew's House is important for a number of reasons as:

the first time government departments serving Scotland were brought under the same roof in Edinburgh
an outstanding monument to international architecture's Modern movement
the largest metal-framed building in Europe in 1939
taking decades to take shape and finally open its doors the day after war was declared
still having the graves of ten murderers buried under the car park - relics from Calton Jail that formerly stood on the site

View an album of images of and about St Andrew's House on Flickr.

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